Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Note: This chapter will be full of time-skips because I want to get to Genin Squad pairings ASAP. Oh, and Hinata will start being OOC later on in the chapter and the rest of the story due to the fact that she will have a lot more confidence and will be more sociable.
By the way, this chapter will pretty much be all about Hinata and her adjustment to living with the Uzumakis.
Chapter 6: Adjustment
Hinata groaned as she woke up, when she got out of her state of drowsiness, she realized that she was not in the Hyuga compound.
'Where am I? This isn't the Hyuga compound? Have I been captured?'
Hinata mentally panicked for a moment before she remembered yesterday's events.
'Oh… now I remember, I was kicked out of my clan because I was too weak and then Naruto and his uncle took me in…' Hinata then blushed at the thought of being in the same family as Naruto.
'I hope I won't be a burden to them…' Hinata thought while falling into despair again. She then heard a knock on the door and then Naruto's angelic voice (well… to her it sounds like that) ask, "Hinata, are you up yet?"
"Y-Yes, I'm up"
"Good" Naruto then entered, "Uncle Riku's making breakfast downstairs, let's go!" Naruto said practically bouncing with energy.
"O-Okay"
A few hours later…
Riku and Naruto dragged Hinata to their usual training ground, which left her speechless due to the sheer beauty of the background.
"Ok, first things first; Hinata, since you're still recovering from what your former clan did to you yesterday, you'll be watching us spar using your Byakugan",'He thinks I'm a burden doesn't he…' Hinata thought.
Riku continued, "Don't think that this will be serving its own purpose. From what I've heard your former clan said that your Byakugan is weak compared to others. However, that is most likely due to underuse of your Byakugan, this exercise is for you to increase the power of your dojutsu (visual jutsu) and increase the size of your chakra reserves due to the fact that using a dojutsu consumes chakra."
Hinata was astonished by what Riku was saying; the sheer simplicity of the training and the end result amazed her.
"Naruto, we are going to continue where we left off last time. Let's see how far you've progressed on the Ryu Sui Sen…"
And the training continued… (I'm not going to go into detail involving the training since I already told you what's going to happen. At the end Naruto masters the Ryu Sui Sen and Hinata's chakra capacity increased along with the power of her Byakugan)
After training was over for the day Naruto had a few bruises on him and was panting while Hinata was a little tired as well from using her Byakugan till her chakra ran out.
"Alright, let's go get some dinner, and before you say anything Naruto, it will not be at Ichiraku's, you ate there yesterday with Iruka, don't think I didn't see you there" Riku said.
"Awww" Naruto groaned in disappointment.
Hinata giggled at Naruto's antics.
"Hey, I think that's the first time you showed any sign of happiness today Hinata! That must mean we're finally making some progress here!" Riku said.
"Yeah! You looked like you were down in the dumps all day!" Naruto said.
Hinata could only blush at all the attention she was being given, however, she did not faint.
The group chose to go to the all you can eat barbeque restaurant that the Akimichi's love so much, and after that, they did whatever they wanted with the rest of their day.
A few weeks later after the academy…
"Naruto, Hinata, today we're going to find out what your elemental affinities are" Riku said while holding up two pieces of paper.
"What are the papers for uncle?" Naruto asked.
"These are chakra papers, just channel some chakra into it and you will be able to find out what your primary elemental affinity is; if it crumbles to dust, then you're an earth elemental. If it crumples up, then you're a lightning elemental; if it burns then its fire, if it becomes wet then its water, and if it is torn to shreds then its wind." Riku explained.
Naruto and Hinata channeled their chakra into the paper. Naruto's is torn to shreds and Hinata's becomes drenched.
"Well Hinata, I think this might explain why your usual Gentle Fist style doesn't work for you"
"W-What do you mean Riku?"
"What I mean is that the Gentle Fist Style is based around earth elemental stances, your element is flexible while the usual Gentle Fist Stances are firm and solid like earth. This would explain why it has been so hard for you to learn the Gentle Fist; you weren't being taught correctly"
Hinata was speechless, she wasn't a failure after all, she just wasn't being taught correctly!
"One problem with how I'm going to teach you though is the fact that I don't know traditional water style stances because I am a wind elemental"
Hinata's face fell after hearing this believing that all the progress she made in the past few weeks were for nothing.
"However, I can look through the shinobi library after training today and find a scroll on water style taijutsu forms, after that you'll have to practice its basic taijutsu forms before you integrate your Gentle Fist into your new taijutsu style"
Hinata's hopes were immediately higher than ever before after hearing what Riku just said.
"Now, for today you will both be focusing on learning how to use your element; Naruto, take a leaf from a tree and focus your chakra into it until you can split it in two okay?"
"Right!" Naruto immediately got to work while Hinata looked at him in admiration.
"Hinata" Riku got her attention after that, "you'll be focusing on moving the water in this lake in a circular pattern until you at least make a small whirlpool, it doesn't have to be big, just enough to demonstrate that you're capable of using your element"
After that, Hinata immediately got to work too (but occasionally looked in Naruto's direction without him knowing to 'check on his progress').
Two months later…
It was December 27th, to Hinata, today was very special to her. The reason is because today is her birthday, not only that but it was her first birthday living with Naruto and she couldn't be more excited. She was so glad that she finally managed to conquer her stutter and was now a little more confident and sociable, which in her opinion is a great accomplishment (Although it was only achieved through prolonged exposure to Naruto). Needless to say, Naruto and Riku managed to get Hinata out of her shell in record time. Hinata immediately got out of bed, got dressed and rushed downstairs to find breakfast already prepared and on the table with Naruto and Riku already eating.
"Good Morning and happy birthday Hinata!" both Uzumakis said simultaneously while smiling.
"Good Morning to you two too, did you really make all this Riku?" Hinata asked while looking at the almost ridiculously large spread.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I did one thing that I forgot to mention is that all birthday breakfasts in this house must be large. No exceptions, so when my birthday comes around I expect you to cook because I'm not cooking on my own birthday and I know that Naruto here couldn't cook a decent meal if his life depended on it."
"Hey! I can too cook a decent meal!" Naruto shouted indignantly.
"Instant ramen doesn't count as a decent meal" Riku said in a matter-of-factly way.
All Hinata could do at the time was giggle at the pointlessness of the argument the two Uzumakis engaged themselves in.
After breakfast Riku told Hinata that she could do whatever she wanted as long as she didn't get in trouble (Not that she would, that's something Naruto would do with his free time), needless to say, considering that all her past birthdays were spent with stuck-up pricks, she had a blast compared to her previous birthdays.
Once she got back with Naruto, it was time for dinner and Hinata could smell a very delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. When she reached the kitchen she saw her favorite food hopefully still warm from the oven on the table… cinnamon rolls!
If there was one personality trait she managed to copy from Naruto, it was impulsiveness (at least when it came to food). When she saw a little sign next to the cinnamon rolls that said she could eat them when she saw them she dug in immediately (in a restrained manner) savoring every bite. She even let Naruto have some, which he happily ate in a much less restrained manner. The only thing missing from this picture was Riku, who just so happened to burst through the door while hiding something behind his back.
"What are you hiding behind your back?" Hinata asked innocently.
"Just your birthday present, now close your eyes and hold out your hands if you want it" Riku told her while bending over and waving his right index finger at her in chastising voice and motion.
Hinata complied holding out her hands waiting for what she hoped would be the best birthday present ever considering how awesome Riku was.
She wasn't disappointed because when she opened her eyes she saw a sword that looked like an exact replica of Naruto's.
"Before you say anything that is a reverse-blade sword just like Naruto's, it cannot kill anything with its blade. However, if you channel your element into it, it can still be a lethal weapon just like Naruto's when he channels wind chakra into his, I'll teach you the basics to swordplay tomorrow and once you have that down you'll have to make your own sword style based off of what you will learn and your body's natural flexibility" Riku explained.
"Hey uncle, could you tell me why Hinata gets to create her own sword style while I have to learn the Whirlpool Supersonic Style?" Naruto asked.
"That's because that style has been passed from Uzumaki to Uzumaki ever since the style was created, does that answer your question?"
"Yes"
"Good, now give Hinata your present to her"
Naruto's present to her was a new lavender jacket that had the Uzumaki swirl on the back. She absolutely loved it (mostly because it was from Naruto) and switched jackets immediately (don't worry she's wearing a shirt underneath her jacket).
Today was clearly the perfect day for Hinata, the only way it could possibly be better was if Naruto kissed her! And at that point she half-expected it to happen! Unfortunately, it didn't happen but she still went to bed with a smile on her face, it truly was the perfect day to her.
End
Whoa, I stayed up until 1:30 typing this! School's gonna be a nightmare for sure today!
If anyone is wondering why I somewhat pampered Hinata in this chapter it is because I somewhat owe it to her after what happened last chapter.
Please Review, not only that, but please get your friends to at least look into this story, I want more reviews because they make me happy!
